The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
FARM AND FiResipE.

I- FARM AND FiRESiDE.
Straw and unpalatable hay should
never be covered with brine to induce
cows to eat more.
Raw onions, chopped fne and
mixed with the food twice a week. are
said to be preventive of chicken chol-
era.
Many Of the ills affecting the hogs
are due to filthy pens. 1t is not so
much in the amount of filth that the
difficulty is met as in the dampness
caused by the filth.
Maple Sugar: Crate maple sugar.
mix it in quantities to suit taste with
French cream. adding enough confec-
TONERS sugar to mold into any shape
desired.-Erchange.
Here is the skeleton outlined of q
weeks systematic work: Monday
Cleaning day; Tuesday-Wash; We'd
nesday-Iron; Thursday-Mend; Fri
day-Sweep and clean Saturday
Bake; Sunday Rest. - Indianapolis
Journal
Poor Mans Pudding: Three cups
of flour, one cup of suet, one cup of
raisins. one teaspoonful of soda. spices
to suit the taste; boil two hours; use
with n sauce.-Nother's Magazine.
Gingerbread: One-half cup Of SUI
gar, one cup of molasses. one cup of
butter, one egg, two-thirdS Of cup OF
hot water. two cups of flour. two-thirds
of a teaspoonful each of ginger and
cinnamon. one teaspoonful of soda
Boston Budget.
Cottage Cake: Three-fourths of
cup of butter. one cup of white sugar.
one and one-half cups of flour. four eggs
Oelks and white beaten separately.
one tablespoonfuls of sweet milk. one
and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, little salt, flavor with lemon.
Rub the baking powder into the flour.
-ErchGnge.
Some women make y half-doZen
trips to the cellar when one would be
sufficient if they worked as well with
their heads as they do with their hands.
They do not take the trouble to think
before going to the cellar or stOreroom
for one thing. that several other things
will be required from that place.-ls-
dianapolis Sentinel.
Feathers are very rich in nitrogen.
and should be used TO add to the strength
of the manure heap. Like bones, they
may be quickly reduced by soaking
them in a solution of sulphuric acid and
covering them with a coarse compost,
with which they may be subsequently
mixed. Indeed, so strong are they that
if properly distributed and applied the
results on a crop of corn will be sur
rising.-ChicagO Times.
Jenny Lind Padding: Peel ten or
twelve tart apples and slice them very
thin, or chop fine; CRATE several thick
slices of dry bread. or rub them through
a colander; place in pudding dish.
well buttered. layer of apple. with
plenty of sugar and grated lemon peel
or powdered cassia; then q layer OF
bread crumbs, with bits of butter scat
tered all over it; fill up the dish in this
way, and bake for three-quarters of an
hour; serve with whipped cream
Boston Budget.
In England fine flavor is i'm
parted to the flesh of fattening turkeys
by feeding them in confinement with
cooked food in which chopped sweet
herbs, like parsley, have been mixed.
In this country some wise duck raisers
give their fowls celery tops to flavor the
meat; this imparts the fine gamey
flavor which is so much admired in the
wild ducks from Delaware and Chesa-
peake, where they feed on wild celery.
Caramel Frosting for Cake: One
cup of milk, two cups of white sugar,
lump of butter size of walnut. Boil
until, when trying on a saucer, it is
thick but not too stiff Beat it fast till
it is creamy, then spread it on the cake.
If it runs it is not boiled enough; if it
crumbles it is boiled too much. By
little practice one can make it without
fail and have a cheap nice frosting.
Two grated spoonfuls of chocolate
added while boiling will make choco-
late frosting without eggs.--Farmer
and Manufacturer.